Marathon Great Eliud Kipchoge Named Sports Personality of The Year

World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge was named the 2018 Sports Personality of The Year for the second time during the annual SOYA Awards held last night in Mombasa.

Kipchoge, who last bagged the award in 2016, beat a strong opposition which included his fellow athletes Consenslus Kipruto, Elijah Manangoi, Shujaa star Willy “Lomu” Ambaka and the Harambee Stars goalkeeper Patrick Matasi.

Kipchoge, who is also the Olympic Marathon champion, started the year strongly with victory at the 2018 London Marathon in 2 hours, 04 minutes and 17 seconds on April 22, which was the 15th fastest time over the distance, having won at the same course in 2015 in 2:04:42 and 2016 in 2:03:05, missing the world record by eight seconds.

Then Kipchoge went for Berlin Marathon victory where he shattered the World marathon record by shaving off one minute and 18 seconds to set a new world record time of 2:01:39 in September 16 the German capital.